Destiny Only Han

Chapter 226

People really thank you...

Liu Ying squinted at Liu Bang, almost writing the words 'You are such a bandit' on her face.

Liu Bang was innocent.

If you are short of money, shouldn't you do this?

Anyway, what kind of money is not spent on...

Liu Ying said sternly: "Father's move is nothing more than plundering private individuals from the state to plundering private individuals by the state!"

Liu Bang frowned, stared at Liu Ying a little angrily, and said nothing.

He swore in his heart that if Liu Ying didn't tell him why today, the beating wouldn't be able to escape!

Liu Ying took out a copper coin from her pocket, and after showing it to Liu Bang, she tried hard with both hands, but did not break it...

So he looked at Liu Bang with a shameful brow, and handed over the copper coin: "Break it."

Well, the copper coins at this time are mixed with other metals, not only a little brittle, but also grow hairs and shatter after a long time...

Liu Bang sneered and said: "Okay, you have more money than Naigong, and Naigong doesn't even have a copper coin in his pocket!"

Liu Ying was embarrassed. In fact, not only did he have a lot of copper coins in his pocket, but he also had some gold leaves sewn on the hem of his clothes and some hidden places.

Without him, a sense of security.

Liu Bang didn't break the copper coin as Liu Ying asked, but stuffed it into his sleeve, and then looked at Liu Ying: "Say what you have, don't learn from those rotten scholars, it's annoying!"

Liu Ying smiled, and looked at the disappearing copper coins reluctantly: "What is money?"

Liu Bang was taken aback for a moment, he just felt that this question was both unpredictable and not worth exposing.

"Money, of course it's money!"

Liu Ying shook her head and said, "The copper coins we use are nothing more than a small piece of metal. They cannot be eaten or drunk, but the reason why they can be used to buy food and drink lies in people's trust."

Liu Bang scratched his head and asked, "Trust?"

Liu Ying replied: "Yes, trust. People believe that they can also take this small piece of metal and go to other people to exchange for what they want."

"That's why people stop bartering and use money to buy what they want."

"But this kind of trust is actually trust in the people who issue and mint currency."

"They believe that under the leadership of this person, they can use this metal in exchange for what they want anywhere in the country."

"That's why people gave the metal its currency value."

"Yan Qi's knife coins, and San Jin's cloth coins are all like this."

In Liu Bang's deep thought, Liu Ying continued:
"Nowadays, we use half taels. As the name suggests, each copper coin weighs half a tael. Although it is a little lighter than Qi Chu Sanjin, the copper content is still guaranteed."

"That's it. In fact, people from all over the world don't like to use it."

Liu Bang nodded lightly: "When the Qin State was unified, half taels were forcibly exchanged for the common people's knives and cloth coins. After your uncle got the letter early, he led me and your uncle to exchange the copper coins of our family. It was all melted and made into pots and pans..."

Liu Ying gave a thumbs up: "An old man in a family is like a treasure. The ancients never deceived me!"

Liu Bang asked: "Which ancient man said that?"

Lao Tzu... Liu Ying almost blurted out, preventing Liu Bang from getting the entry of killing relatives and animals.

"I don't remember." He shook his head and continued to talk.

"What my father said is that it is not impossible to melt the existing copper coins and mint new coins, but if there are no other supporting means, and the weight of the coins is too large, it is undoubtedly a forcible search for the people's fat."

"After all, if you have money to buy something for a dollar, now you have to turn that money into a lot of money, and the goods in the hands of the common people will not increase..."

The weights and measures in this period were that one tael was equal to 24 baht, and Qin’s half tael was twelve baht, or about eight grams.

On the original historical line, Liu Bang thought that Qin Banliang was too heavy and inconvenient to use, so he reduced the weight of the coin to three baht...

Later, Lu Zhi was a little more kind and changed to casting eight baht coins.

Of course, the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, no matter how heavy the currency was, in the early Han Dynasty, the words on the currency were the two small characters of "half two".

Ever since, the chaotic minting specifications of the imperial court caused counterfeit coins to fly wildly among the people.

The minting of coins is roughly the same thing as the printing of banknotes in later generations.

For 100 yuan of currency, if the cost of printing is one yuan, then the remaining 99 yuan is the profit of printing money.

And casting counterfeit coins is undoubtedly embezzling the country's minting profits.

That's why it is recorded in "Hanshu": If the casting of money is banned, the money must be heavy;

Therefore, when administrative measures could not curb the birth of counterfeit money, Liu Ying waved the unborn Oududou at this moment.

If I can't get it, everyone can't get it!
He completely gave up the state's right to mint currency, and allowed the private mint of currency to be raised by the people.

The purpose of Emperor Wenwen of the Han Dynasty was naturally to use good money to drive out bad money, and the means was to place money scales in the market, that is, balances to measure the weight of money.

What the counterfeiters rely on for their livelihood is actually the endorsement of the state's administrative power.

No matter how counterfeit the counterfeit money they cast is, it is roughly the same as the currency in circulation stipulated by the state.

Now, after the implementation of the policy of "enabling the people to cast coins", counterfeit currency has no support from the state and must face market competition.

And compare the unearthed Qin twelve baht coins, early Han three baht coins, Lvhou eight baht coins, Wenjing four baht coins, Wudi four and five baht coins, and Eastern Han five baht coins.

The one with the highest copper content is the four baht coin privately cast by the people during the Wenjing period.

Secondly, it is the three baht coin called pod money cast by Liu Bang...

Well, the eight-baht coin minted by the 'honest' Lu Zhi has a lower copper content than the five-baht coin minted by the crazy-poor Liu Xiaozhu...

As for the twelve baht of the Qin State, which is half a tael, the copper content is almost the same as that of the five baht coin of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, it is not unreasonable for him to die in the second generation!

It may be God's will that the great man put Qin Huang Han Wu side by side...

While Liu Ying shook her head and sighed, Liu Bang said with a bit of shame: "Then what are you going to do?"

Liu Ying raised her head, took out another golden copper coin from her pocket and handed it over.

Liu Bang took it, but felt that it was much lighter than half taels, and the words on the copper coins were no longer half taels, but five baht.

"Five baht. This is the new currency that I plan to propose to my father and teacher."

Teacher, I mean Xiao He.

Liu Ying said proudly: "Compared with the original half taels, this kind of money has a raised edge on the coin to prevent the bad guys from secretly cutting off part of the coin and recasting it for profit."

"And under this weight, the counterfeit money that is smaller than it looks very obvious, and the counterfeit money that is heavier than it will be unprofitable for the coin minters!"

The weight of five baht coins is actually the weight of the unanimous choice of civilized countries at the same time.

The weight of the ancient Greek currency Drachma and the ancient Roman currency Denarius is almost the same as that of five baht coins.

After the Han Dynasty, although the name changed several times, this five-baht coin was used until the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Belonging to the dynasty is gone, but the money is still in circulation.

Liu Bang twisted the copper coin in his hand, raised his head and asked, "Where did you get your money? Or, where did you get the copper material?"

Liu Ying took half a step back, and said hesitantly, "Did Father know about Twelve Goldens..."

For a moment, the beard under Liu Bang's chin moved without wind.

Prodigal son!

He also planned to wait for a while before having the dozen or so big guys who had escaped the plundering of Xianyang by the allied forces of the princes re-polish off the dust and rust, and move them to Luoyang!
Well, his current idea is to move the capital to Luoyang.

Just didn't expect it!

Nai Gong beat you to death!
Liu Bang threw Liu Ruyi who was sitting in his arms aside, and began to untie the sword belt around his waist.

Liu Ying took a step back again: "No, father, wait a moment! I didn't mean that, it was just an idea that I haven't had time to implement..."

"How dare you think about it! Let me tell you, don't even think about it! That's Naigong's treasure!"

Liu Bang panted heavily and glared at Liu Ying.

In fact, he didn't value the wealth represented by the Twelve Golden People. After all, when it was melted and cast, a lot of impurities were mixed in, not pure copper.

However, if you wipe off the rust stains, it will look good against the sun!

my precious... Liu Ying automatically made up Gollum's lines in The Lord of the Rings, and not only laughed out loud.

Liu Bang blew his beard and stared at his eyes: "It is said that Nai Gong searched for people's fat and people's ointment, but what about you, your five baht money is not a search for it?"

Liu Ying shook her head: "Dynasty changes, Vientiane is renewed."

"We can't always live in the shadow of Qin, so my five baht money is a new money for replacement."

He waved his hand and continued, "It's not to use it now, but to wait until the salt made by the new method in Hedong Yanchi arrives in Guanzhong, and the old money in Guanzhong will be renewed one after another by only accepting new money. "

Well, if the statement of the Hedong Salt Pond Museum is correct, the salt produced in one place there is enough to supply the entire Han Kingdom today.

Therefore, a sufficiently cheap and large amount of salt monopoly can not only make money and fight against private salt dealers, but also alleviate the current lack of money in Guanzhong.

Don’t big households like to save money?

OK, let you save.

Anyway, if half a tael is melted into five baht coins, it is equivalent to changing one into two.

In other words, the country's currency reserves have doubled directly!
In this way, it is enough to support social circulation.

The subsequent salt monopoly and the government's taxation can even determine the social recognition of the five baht coin.

At that time, prices will naturally stabilize.

When Liu Ying was explaining her package plan, it was suddenly dark outside the window.

No, it's coming again... Liu Ying controlled her desire to look up, because this was undoubtedly another solar eclipse.

"My brother ate the sun!"

Liu Ruyi clapped her hands and shouted loudly.

This kid, wouldn't he call me a dog at the corner... Liu Ying looked over with unfriendly eyes, and Liu Ruyi was so frightened that she rolled and crawled into Liu Bang's arms.

(End of this chapter)